Version
KJV
German Luther Bible 1912
King James Version
World English Bible
Italian Riveduta Bible
Reina Valera 1909
American Standard Version
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
Byzantine Majority Text
Latin Vulgate
Masoretic Text
Septuagint
Textus Receptus
Tischendorf's Critical Greek New Testament
Almeida Corrigida Fiel
Louis Segond 1910
Other Versions
German Luther Bible 1912
1912
King James Version
1611
World English Bible
2020 (completed)
Italian Riveduta Bible
1927
Reina Valera 1909
1909
American Standard Version
1901
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
1968-1976 (with later revisions)
Byzantine Majority Text
Modern critical edition of a text-type dating from 5th century CE onwards
Latin Vulgate
c. 382-405 CE (Jerome's translation/revision)
Masoretic Text
c. 7th-10th centuries CE (Masoretes); Textual tradition dates back earlier
Septuagint
c. 3rd-2nd centuries BCE
Textus Receptus
1516-1633 (Erasmus to Elzevir editions)
Tischendorf's Critical Greek New Testament
1869-1872 (8th Edition)
Almeida Corrigida Fiel
1628-1691 (original), 2007 (ACF correction)
Louis Segond 1910
1910
Publisher
Commissioned by King James I of England
Date
1611
The King James Version (KJV), also known as the Authorized Version (AV), is an English translation of the Bible commissioned by King James I and published in 1611. It became the standard English Bible for the Church of England and has had a profound influence on English literature and language.
Known for its majestic Jacobean English prose style. It became the most widely printed book in history and profoundly influenced English literature and language.
Created to provide a standard English Bible for the Church of England, aiming to unify religious factions and replace earlier, sometimes contentious, English translations. It drew heavily on previous translations, especially the work of William Tyndale and the Bishops' Bible (1568).
Masoretic Text
Primary source for the Old Testament translation
Textus Receptus
Primary source for the New Testament translation
Septuagint
Used for the Apocrypha (included in the original 1611 edition but often omitted later)
Highly regarded for its literary quality and historical significance. While modern scholarship has access to older manuscripts discovered since its publication, the KJV remains valued for its accuracy to the textual traditions it was based on and its cultural impact.